English version
Note: to make regular pizza (I mean the white flour ones), you can replace the whole wheat flour with regular white flour.
Makes 2
Ingredients:
For the dough500 grs whole wheat flour25 grs fresh leavings1 tbsp sugarSunflower or corn oil as neededSalt to tasteWarm water as needed
Method:
1. Disolve the sugar in a cup of warm water and add the leavings. Mix and let it settle until you see froth on the top (it means the leavings is now "active").
2. In a bowl, mix the flour and salt.Then, add the leavings mix.
Note: as well as sugar make the leavings to be active, the salt "kills" it.That's why I advise to avoid leavings to touch the salt directly. Before adding the leavings into the bowl, mix the flour and the salt.
3. Add water and knead the dough until the ingredients are well combined.I add about a cup and a half.
Note: you should get a pretty wet sticky dough, hard to take off your hands.
4. Knead the dough for 5 minutes so you can get enough gluten chains and the dough will grow once you leave it rest.Basically, if you knead the dough you create gluten chains that allow the dough behave as a net. The leavings release carbon dioxide during ferementation. That carbon dioxide is kept enclosed inside the net allowing the dough to grow.
5. Let the dough rest covered with a clean cloth or film in a warm place until it doubles its volume (around 40 minutes).To keep the room warm, I turn on the oven in minimum temperature and leave the dough near it.
6. Degas the dough (remove the air) and knead for about 5 more minutes.
7. Let the dough rest, again, until it doubles its volume.
8. Grease two pizza plates with your hands and, with your greasy hands divide the dough in to, place each half dough in a pizza plate and strech it out until you cover the whole plate.
9. Let the dough rest, again for about 20 minutes (the more it rests, the more tall the pizza will be).
10. Bake in preheated oven in medium heat (about 180º-200ºC). When you see the pizza's base unsticks from the plate without help, it's time to add the tomatoe sauce.
Note: for example, to make a cheese pizza, let the sause cook for 5 minutes and add cheese and let it melt.
Take off the oven, cut in 8 slices and serve.
11. Enjoy!